Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-22

, STOLEN CHRISTMAS.
...-.. = rnEns. IN HAarns.s DAzAR.

,r WILKINS, IN HARPEss BAZAAR
s.-,. .'pose you air goin' to do
j 'l cc5-ittmas over to your house"
noe s- Iatber Ely stood looking over nor
MIS- T5sre was sweet, hypocritical
gaze IEsr little thin red mouth. Her
'ID .5ira blue eyes stared as lnnocehtiy
o' Ito6y's although there was a certain
8 Das in them. Her soft wrinkled
'i ~. ,gare pink and white with the true
sl'g.l,irts of her youth, which she had
'vO- iost She was now an old woman,
l' ',' looked at her with admirlng
y. s,a probably would until she died.
life long her morsel of the world
lad in il a sweet SAVIOR OF admiration,
she had smackea her little feminine
' ~ aver if greedily. She expected every
4 d, contribute toward IL, even thls
-o. shabby defiant old body standing
4 '4.s.s,y ont in the middle of the road.
T.,,,ret Poole had stopped unwillingly
szobange courtesies with Mrs. Luther
nv Sb. looked aggressive; she eyed
IN sideways glance the other woman
mink, Sinking face.
faint likely we be, she said, in a
r,i,s which age had made gruff instead
~ ninisr. Then she took a step for
well. We amt goin' to do much" con
+-rsd Mrs. Ely, with an air of subdued
oisBess. We air Jest goiu' to hev a
b-lr Christmas tree for the children.
rloras golu to git few things. She
an. there's q very nice 'sortment up to
Mites
Varg'ret gave kind of affirmative
mint. then she tried to move on, but
u-.. Ely would not let her.
II dun know as you hey noticed our
new curtains, she said.
Had she not! Poor Marg'ret Poole,
Who had only green paper shades in her
own windows, had peeped slyly around
be corner of one, aud watched mourn
1lly though not obviously, her opposite
nelgbbor lacking up those elegant Not,
trgham lace draperies, and finally tying
them back with bows of red ribbon.
Nsrg ret would have given much to have
secuted scornfully the idea, but she was
an honest old woman, if not a sweet one.
yes, / see em," said she, shortly.
Don't you think they're prettyY"
swell nough," replied Merg'ret with
another honest rigOr.
They cost considerable. told Flora
thought she was kind of extravagant; but
then Sans arnin pretty good wages. |
DIN snow but they may jest as well hev
things. Them white cotton curtains
looked dreadful kind of gone by"
Narg'fet thought of her green paper
ONES. She did not hate this other old
woman; She at once admired and despised
hu and t.is admiration of one whom she
despised made her angry with herself and
ashamed She was never at her ease wit h
MIS-. Luther Ely.
Mrs Ely has run ont of her house on
purpose to intercept her and impress her
with her latest grandeur-th curtains and
the Christmas tree. She was sure of it
Still She looked with fine appreciation al
the others delicate pInky face, her lace
cap adorned with purple ribbons, her
black gown with a hounce around the
bottom The gown was rusty, but Mar
garet did not notice that; her own was
only chocolate calico. Black wool Oh
so afternoon was sumptuous to her. She
thought how genteel she looked IL it.
Mrs. Ely still retained her slim, long
Sa..ed effect Marg'ret had lost every
sgn Of youthful grace; she was solidly
square and stout
A1s Ely had run ont, in her haste
without shawl; indeed, the wealth
81 was almost warm enough to z,
Vi,sCa' one. II was only week before
gails'mes, but there was no snow, and
,a5 grass was quite bright in places
4'sTe were green lights over in the field
ana also 10 the house yards, There wai
a'ot' dampuess in the air, which brought
'p11g 20 mind. Il almost seemed az il
one 5y listening inteutly might hear frog
OF b.ge5ird-.
no" aarg ret stepped resolutely across
.as street 10 her little house, which va
,-as.eJ, bot not painted, except on tn,
IRON" Some one had painted that ret
Mag years before.
4'- Fly standing before her glossI
. , cottage, which had even a neat lit
Ne aood over its front door, cried pat
l1..l.Hgly after her once again.
p. ID c3wln over 20 see you as soon al
! 9.o, said she, carter Christmas. w,
az d's'tai busy now"
"e,l come when ye kin" Marg'ret re
toalsa shortly. Then she entered be
wen 'ae lilac bushes, and shut the doc
With bang.
t-,'l "A' 10 the yard she had heard
.''.''' e'Fmor Of chilereus voices from. tn,
---'7' when She stood in the little entr,
was dtafsutng.
ia-n caLeren is raisin' Cain" NUT
.t74 -ls. Then she opeued the door q
.. ..'I where they were. There wer
y.-s w '.sla IN little group near tn
l.1 Iaelr round yellow heads bob
-.., .-sl- tat little legs and arms swun,
Granny grauny" shouted they
-... land AXE, don't make such
.... ATS Ely Kin hear You over T.
said Msrg'ret.
hos -. Amt ye goin' to unite u
say Granny"
--- --te BE Jest as soon as [ kin Ce
eft, Stop houerin.'"
ceiling were fixed three ston
..-. 'r9ug rope was tied aroun,
.- waist, and the two ENDS fas
v. 5-! around a hook. The rope
~ 1S enough to allow the chldrc
es- Of the room, but they kep
soTt of one dangerous point
v ae stove was the fiery drago
+al'ed Magnets life. MANY
dream that one of these Iit
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